2 Quotes & Sayings By Malik Muhammad Jayasi

A poet and a dramatist of the greatest magnitude, Malik Muhammad Jayasi (c. 1540-1596) is considered one of the greatest Urdu poets and dramatists of all time. He was the first person to bring the art of qawwali to its zenith. He also made a lasting contribution to the development of written Urdu by introducing Persian and Arabic literary models, and by developing a new standard for poetry, based on simplicity and naturalness.